What Forecheck Hockey Offers
A complete hockey education platform. Every feature is free, with no ads, no accounts, and no tracking.
Skills Guides
Structured, written guides covering every aspect of hockey. Each guide includes key concepts, common mistakes, and curated YouTube video instruction from the best coaches on the internet.
- Skating — Forward stride, backward skating, crossovers, stops, edges, transitions
- Shooting — Wrist shot, slap shot, snap shot, backhand, one-timer mechanics
- Stickhandling — Puck control, deking, protection, passing, receiving
- Positional Play — Dedicated guides for centers, wings, defensemen, and goalies
- Team Systems — Offensive breakouts, defensive zone coverage, forechecking schemes, power play, penalty kill
Coaching Tools
Interactive Rink Board
A complete play designer, scorekeeping system, and game management tool — all in your browser, no account required.
- NHL regulation rink — 200ft x 85ft with benches, penalty boxes, scorekeeper box, officials bench, and scale bar
- Players & equipment — Add by position (C/LW/RW/LD/RD/G/F/D/X), plus referees, coaches, number markers (1-9 or custom), cones, nets, tires, sticks, pads, barriers, puck buckets. Resize with [/], rotate with R.
- Drawing tools — Line, arrow, dashed arrow, freehand, text, eraser, circle, rectangle, zone highlight. All moveable and rotatable. Color picker and line width selector.
- Selection — Click to select, Shift+click for multi-select, drag empty area for box-select
- Full scoreboard — Score, period (1st–Final/SO/Warm-up/Intermission), clock with presets, shots on goal with active goalie tracking and mid-game switching, penalty timers with team/player assignment, game info (date/time/venue/league/division)
- Roster management — Jersey numbers, names, positions, notes. CSV import/export. Lines builder. Deploy formations (5v5, faceoff, PP, PK, breakout, forecheck) from roster. Print rosters with stats.
- Scoring & penalty logs — Goals with assists and type (EV/PP/SH/EN/PS/OT/SO). Penalties by type (14+ types). Player stats (G/A/PTS/PIM/SV) computed automatically. Edit/delete entries. Shootout tracker with per-round results.
- Shift tracker — Two-column Home/Away layout. Start/end shifts per player or line. TOI tied to period clock (pauses when clock pauses). Edit/delete individual shifts. Printable reports with longest/shortest/average shift stats.
- Game View — One-click live visualization: on-ice players at standard positions (C/LW/RW/LD/RD) with G/A/PTS/TOI stats, off-ice players on bench with same stats, goalies in crease with saves and SV%. Penalized players auto-move to penalty box and return to bench on expiry. Syncs to collaborators and spectators.
- Faceoff tracker — Log by zone, team, player, win/loss. Per-player and per-zone faceoff percentages. Print reports.
- Drill library — 50+ built-in drills across 13 categories. Search and filter by keyword, category, difficulty. Load drills as static or animated diagrams.
- Practice planner — Set ice time, add drill slots with duration and notes, reorder, print formatted plan
- Drill timer — Stopwatch, countdown (presets 30s–10m), and interval mode (work/rest/rounds). Lap tracking. Multiple practice timers.
- Keyframes & animation — Capture board positions, flip through frames, or animate with smooth player movement. Speed control. Reorder/delete frames.
- Board history — REC to record changes, scrubber, step back/forward, play, save as animation
- My Boards — Save/load unlimited single board states
- My Animations — Save/load/export/import animated plays as JSON
- Season planner — Save games, W-L-T-OTL tracking, cumulative stats, import/export JSON, print season summary
- Online collaboration — Real-time board sharing via WebRTC. Full state sync — rosters, scoring, penalties, shifts, faceoffs, practice plans, clock, and more all sync between connected users. Team chat with Home/Away tags. Spectator mode. Livestream viewer. Everyone can edit everything.
- Sounds — Goal horn, buzzer, whistle, crowd, organ charge, siren, Let's Go chant — auto-play on timer expiration
- Export — PNG, PDF, WebM video, share link, JSON template import/export, game summary print
- View controls — Zoom (sharp at any level), fullscreen, whiteboard mode, rink view cycle (full/offensive/defensive zone), dark/light rink background synced with site theme
- Arena DJ — Automated arena music via YouTube playlists. Stoppage music on whistle, intermission music between periods. Transport controls, now playing display, playlist names, volume, DJ name. Syncs across collaborators.
- Command palette — Press Ctrl+Shift+P to fuzzy-search 55+ actions: panel toggles, drawing tools, presets, exports, sounds, view controls.
- Line changes — One-click line swaps from defined lines. Ends current position group shifts and starts the new line's players.
- Curved arrow tool — Draw curved skating paths and cycling plays with quadratic bezier arrows (G).
- Data backup & restore — Download all localStorage data as a single JSON backup. Restore to any browser.
- Toolbar — Single-row layout with flyout menus (Menu, Panels, Draw, Add, Roster). Sticky header. Floating context toolbar near selected elements with color picker.
- Stats dashboard — Visual bar charts for season stats (goals, assists, points, PIM, save percentages)
- Practice plan templates — Save, load, and export reusable practice plans as JSON
- Video export — Title slides, frame numbers, fade transitions, and configurable duration per frame
- Panel system — All panels dock in flex layout, collapsible to smart strips with live data, state persists across reloads. Alt+1-9 keyboard shortcuts.
- Keyboard shortcuts — V/L/A/D/G/F/T/E for tools, R to rotate, [/] to resize, Del to delete, Ctrl+Z/Y for undo/redo, +/-/0 for zoom, Ctrl+Shift+P for command palette, Alt+1-9 for panels
- Privacy — All data stays on your device in localStorage. Collaboration is peer-to-peer, no server stores anything.
Tournament Bracket Generator
Create and manage tournament brackets directly in your browser. Perfect for league coordinators, tournament directors, and team managers.
- Four formats — Single elimination, double elimination, round robin, and pool play + elimination
- Pool play — Split teams into 2-4 pools with round-robin play, then advance top teams to elimination with serpentine seeding
- Calendar view — Month grid schedule with color-coded game badges and clickable day details
- Multi-stream viewer — Embed YouTube/Twitch streams in the sidebar, multiple simultaneous streams
- Announcements & rules — Rich-text announcements and tournament rules visible to all participants
- Bracket connectors — SVG lines showing match progression through rounds
- Status dashboard — Live/upcoming/completed game tracking with clickable counts
- PNG & PDF export — High-resolution image export and print-ready documents
- Drag-and-drop seeding — Reorder seeds by dragging in the edit modal
- Presentation mode — Fullscreen for projectors with collapsible info sidebar
- QR code sharing — Shareable links with QR codes for participants
- Game scheduling — Date, time, rink, livestream URL, and rink board room per game
Player Evaluations
A structured evaluation tool for coaches running tryouts, tracking player development, or preparing scouting reports.
- 7 skill categories — Skating, shooting, passing, stickhandling, hockey sense, physicality, and character
- 32 individual ratings — Granular assessment across all aspects of a player's game
- Radar chart comparison — Visualize and compare player strengths side by side
- Scouting reports — Print-ready evaluation summaries for team meetings and player feedback
- Privacy — All evaluation data stays on your device
Game Sheet
Generate official game sheets with full rosters, scoring, penalties, shootout tracking, and shots on goal. Useful for rec leagues, tournaments, and pickup games that need proper record-keeping.
- Full rosters — Both teams with jersey numbers, names, and positions
- Scoring & penalties — Complete game log with period, time, and player details
- Shootout & SOG — Shootout round tracking and shots on goal by period
- Import/export — Save and load game sheet data as JSON
- Print-ready — Formatted output matching standard game sheet layouts
Attendance Tracker
Track who shows up to practices, games, and team events. A simple grid-based tool for coaches who need to monitor participation without a spreadsheet.
- Team roster — Add players with names and jersey numbers
- Event tracking — Log practices, games, and other events with dates
- Attendance grid — Mark present/absent per player per event
- Statistics — Attendance percentages per player and per event
- Privacy — All data stored in localStorage, no account needed
Works Offline
Forecheck Hockey is a Progressive Web App (PWA). Install it on your phone or computer and use it without an internet connection — on the bench, in the locker room, or at the rink.
- Install to home screen — Works like a native app on iOS, Android, Windows, and macOS
- Full offline access — All tools, guides, and drills available without a connection
- Service worker caching — Pages and assets are cached automatically after your first visit
- No cloud dependency — All your data lives in your browser's localStorage
Hockey Glossary
150+ hockey terms defined in plain language. Searchable with A-Z letter navigation. From "apple" to "Zamboni."
- Instant search filtering as you type
- A-Z letter jump navigation
- Covers rules, slang, positions, techniques, and equipment
Rulebook
A plain-language guide to the rules of ice hockey. Covers the basics, penalties, power plays, offsides, icing, and rink layout. Includes links to the official NHL, USA Hockey, Hockey Canada, and IIHF rulebooks.
Curated Resources
We find the best hockey content that already exists and organize it for you. No original video — just honest curation of great instruction.
- YouTube Channels — Best instruction channels organized by skill focus
- Recommended Sites — Useful hockey websites, forums, and tools
- Recommended Reading — Books on skills, coaching, strategy, and hockey history
Blog
Original articles on hockey skills, training, gear, coaching, and site updates. Each post includes a reading progress bar, auto-generated table of contents, share buttons, and a newsletter signup.
- Category filtering and search
- RSS feed for readers who prefer feeds
- Related posts and prev/next navigation
Fan Zone
Hockey News & Podcasts
Stay on top of the hockey world without leaving the site.
- RSS News Reader — aggregated feeds from Sportsnet, ESPN, Daily Faceoff, Reddit, and more. Add your own feeds.
- Podcast Player — listen to hockey podcasts with a built-in audio player. Progress saves per episode. Mini player on every page.
- Score Ticker — toggleable live NHL scores on every page. Auto-refreshes every 60 seconds.
Daily Digest
Your personalized hockey dashboard — everything you need to know today in one place.
- My Games — today's games for your selected teams with live scores
- My Standings — current W-L-OT, points, division rank, and streak for your teams
- Predictions Status — see how many games are open for picks and your current record
- Training Status — today's workout count and weekly total
- Next Game Countdown — live countdown timer to your next My Teams game with venue info
- Top Stories — latest news with your teams' articles boosted to the top
- Data Export/Import — backup all your teams, predictions, workouts, and settings to a JSON file. Transfer to another device.
Multi-League Tracking
Live standings, team rosters, game schedules, and personalized team tracking across NHL, PWHL, and AHL.
- Hockey Standings — NHL, PWHL, and AHL standings with league tabs. NHL has division and conference views with clinch indicators, streaks, and L10 records.
- Team Pages — browse all teams across three leagues with logos, full rosters by position, injury reports, and records. Team comparison tool lets you compare any two NHL teams side-by-side.
- Game Schedule — full calendar with past scores and upcoming games. Day, week, and month views. Date navigation, venue/broadcast info, tickets links. My Teams filter. Live auto-refresh for today's games.
- My Teams — personalize the site by selecting favorite NHL, PWHL, and AHL teams.
Watch Parties & Predictions
Watch games together and test your hockey IQ.
- Watch Party — real-time chat rooms for game nights. WebRTC peer-to-peer, nothing stored. Quick reactions, live polls, shareable room codes.
- Prediction Games — pick winners across NHL, PWHL, and AHL games. Predict exact scores for bonus points. Season record with accuracy %, streaks, and history.
- Confidence Picks — rate each pick as Low, Medium, or High confidence. High-confidence correct picks earn +2 bonus, but wrong high-confidence picks cost -2.
- Streak Challenges — active streak banner challenges you to reach the next milestone (5, 10, 20). Badge toast notifications pop up when you unlock achievements.
- 12 Achievement Badges — First Pick, Hot Streak, On Fire, Unstoppable, Psychic, Parlay Pro, and more. Earned badges glow, unearned are grayed out.
Hockey Workout Builder
Off-ice training programs designed specifically for hockey players.
- 31 exercises — lower body, upper body, core, conditioning, and mobility, each with hockey-specific benefit explanations
- Custom routines — build routines from the exercise library, track sets, reps, weight, and completion
- Random workout generator — pick a focus (Full Body, Lower, Upper, Core, Conditioning) and duration (15-60 min) and get a randomized routine instantly
- Rest timer — built-in countdown timer with 30s/60s/90s/2m presets and audio alert when time's up
- Workout log — calendar heatmap tracks completed workouts by day. Hit "Complete Workout" to log it. Monthly workout count shown.
Full-Text Search
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Built on Principles
Forecheck Hockey is different from most hockey sites. Here's what we don't do:
- No ads — ever. The site is supported by optional donations
- No cookies — no cookie banners because there are no cookies
- No tracking — we use cookieless, privacy-focused Umami analytics and share the dashboard publicly
- No accounts — no sign-up, no email required to use anything
- No paywalls — every feature, every guide, every tool is free
- Open analytics — our traffic data is publicly available